document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=244637>Question 244637</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 4 is decreased by 3 times a number, the result is 22. write an equation and find the number. how do i solve this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #178861 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=College+Student><B>College Student(505)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=College+Student><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=College+Student><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=178861\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here's the equation:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4-3x=22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4-3x=22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll let you do the algebra, but the answer is x=-6. </SPAN>\n" );
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